page_title: C. R. Smith
section_title: Death and honors
hierarchical_section_title: C. R. Smith / Death and honors
caption_attribution_description: English: C. R. Smith's grandfather clock at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum in Fort Worth, Texas (United States).
context_page_description: Cyrus Rowlett "C. R." Smith was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command, and United States Secretary of Commerce for a brief period under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He is regarded as one of the titans of U.S. airline history.
context_section_description: Smith died from a lengthy illness in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 4, 1990, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
  The American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, is named after him.
  Smith was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1976. He was also the 1976 recipient of the Tony Jannus Award for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation.
  In 1992 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.
  In 1996, Smith was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
caption: C. R. Smith's grandfather clock at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
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